1821 in Norway
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See also: | 1821 in Sweden List of years in Norway |
Events in the year 1821 in Norway.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch: Charles III John
Events[]
- The Nobility of Norway is abolished.
- Fredrik Meltzer designs the modern flag of Norway to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use.
- Thomas Fasting became the first individual ever convicted in an impeachment trial by the Norwegian Constitutional Court of the Realm (Riksrett).
Arts and literature[]
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Births[]
- 2 May – Jens Andreas Friis, linguist and author (d.1896)
- 14 July – Jens Holmboe, politician and Minister (d.1891)
- 17 August – Jacob Andreas Michelsen, businessperson and politician (d.1902)
- 23 August – Christian Collett Kjerschow, politician (d.1889)
- 24 October – James DeNoon Reymert, newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician (d.1896)
- 18 November – Johan Jørgen Lange Hanssen, politician (d.1889)
Full date unknown[]
- Eilev Jonsson Steintjønndalen, Hardanger fiddle maker (d.1876)
Deaths[]
- 14 January – Jens Zetlitz, priest and poet (b.1761)
- 5 March – Gabriel Schanche Kielland, businessman and ship owner (b.1760)
- 20 May – Abraham Pihl, clergyman, astronomer and architect (b.1756).[1]
- 21 November – Jonas Rein, priest, poet and member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll (b.1760)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Wiig, Jan. "Abraham Pihl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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